M7 repaints anyone?

[AusDLK]

i have an a al carte M7 that i'd really like to treat to a repaint. i know this matter has been addressed in these forums before. any updates? i have found that many of repainters won't work on M7s

 

[CameraQuest]

a repainted a la carte M7 will destroy its value
sell it, buy a standard M7
and repaint that one.

or better yet, have an M4 painted to your heart's content
with a HUGE M7 on the top plate.
or M12 if you really want some laughs

 

[38Deardorff]

a repainted a la carte M7 will destroy its value
sell it, buy a standard M7
and repaint that one.

or better yet, have an M4 painted to your heart's content
with a HUGE M7 on the top plate.
or M12 if you really want some laughs

Don't touch that M4...... 😛

 

[JeffS7444]

If the base metal is brass, go for it. But if it's a zinc casting, I'd leave it alone, as the stock plating serves as a barrier to corrosion.

 

[splitimageview]

Zinc can be painted, no problem. But it obviously won’t brass.

If you can find someone to disassemble and reassemble the M7 and send me just the parts for paint, I can do it. But I don’t want to tinker with electronic Ms, too much can go wrong at big $$$.

restoration35.com

 

[Duofold RF]

If the condition is good, repaint is not worth it. If they are beat up cameras, worth to overhaul, repair and bring it into a better functional and cosmetic condition

 

[AusDLK]

i bought the camera which had already been repainted by Shuiedo and it turned out to be a crappy job. the glossy paint was laid on too thick and i'm not happy with it. i'm not a fan of glossy anyway. i am looking for someone to correct this. therefore, if it ever had any "value," it already gone. to be honest, i don't really care about the camera's value proposition anyway. i want to use it, not sell it. i had a repainted M3 with a look that i loved, gray/black matte with contrasting semi-gloss bits. here are pictures of them both. i'd like the M7 to be as similar as possible.

 

[AusDLK]

Zinc can be painted, no problem. But it obviously won’t brass.

If you can find someone to disassemble and reassemble the M7 and send me just the parts for paint, I can do it. But I don’t want to tinker with electronic Ms, too much can go wrong at big $$$.

restoration35.com

i am capable to disassembling the camera. i've asked folks like Kanto in Japan, who won't work on M7's, if i could send them disassembled parts and they said no. same with one other place that i'm not recalling at the moment. please tell me more.

 

[AusDLK]

Zinc can be painted, no problem. But it obviously won’t brass.

If you can find someone to disassemble and reassemble the M7 and send me just the parts for paint, I can do it. But I don’t want to tinker with electronic Ms, too much can go wrong at big $$$.

restoration35.com

Robert, this is Dave Keenan. i just looked at your website. i wasn't aware you were still in this business.

 

[Jbennett68]

Shueido?

 

[AusDLK]

Shueido?

Shueido did the crappy paint job that I'm looking to rectify.

 

[Freakscene]

Shueido?

If there has ever been a need for the exploding head emoji, this is it.

🤯

 

[wjlapier]

Robert, this is Dave Keenan. i just looked at your website. i wasn't aware you were still in this business.

Robert does great work. Painted several Leicas for me. A Leica II he painted not glossy. The IF was painted glossy anti panda style. The M3 he did for me a while back was semi gloss if I remember and also was anti panda.

 

[Out to Lunch]

Shueido?

I'm sure it's now worth, at least $10.

 

[AusDLK]

I'm sure it's now worth, at least $10.

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